u «Three years ago, observations of distant,
exploding stars blew to smithereens some of astronomers» most cherished ideas about the universe [the big bang theory].
Three years ago, observations of distant,
exploding stars blew to smithereens some of astronomers» most cherished ideas about the universe.
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It explains how the atoms that made up that dust and gas were synthesised inside
stars billions of years before that, and how thestars
exploded and
blew the atoms out into space.
GHOST IN THE SHELL What looked like an ordinary supernova, shown in this artist's illustration, might be the result of a single
star exploding at least three times,
blowing off expanding shells of gas each time.
A neutron
star forms when a massive
star explodes as a supernova,
blowing off its outer layers while its core collapses.
The interstellar gas is
blown about by shock waves from
exploding stars that can propel it at thousands of kilometres per second — fast enough to cross the Earth in...
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, a giant
star exploded in a supernova so enormous and violent that it
blew itself entirely out of existence.
Most people would probably agree that astronomy is an inspiring subject,
blowing our minds with astonishing facts about
exploding stars, extrasolar planets and supermassive black holes while beguiling our eyes with awesome vistas of alien worlds and distant galaxies.
About two months later, the
star actually
exploded,
blowing chunks of debris into the cloud of gas, which caused a giant shockwave that produced the light of the supernova.
That suggests this particular
star somehow survived the suicidal kaboom of a supernova, waited around 50 years, and
exploded again,
blowing up astronomers» ideas about stellar evolution in the process.
And it might have been
blown out of our galaxy by an
exploding star known as a type 1a supernova.
This is the first map of radioactivity in a supernova remnant, the
blown - out bits and pieces of a massive
star that
exploded.
Those at Sundance in no mood for such an optimistic outlook did have the option to chase Gore's pep rally with a less - rosy opening - night selection: the aptly titled I Don't Feel At Home In This World Anymore (Grade: C +), a dark comedy
starring Melanie Lynskey as a depressed nurse whose philosophy that «everyone is an asshole»
explodes into a full -
blown vendetta after her house is burglarized.